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Rocks, minerals & geology of the Pacific Northwest / Leslie Moclock & Jacob Selander.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Timber Press field guidePublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 357 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1604699159
  • 9781604699159
Other title:
  • Rocks, minerals and geology of the Pacific Northwest
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE445.N67 M63 2021
Summary: "Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest highlights 100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included. Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest also includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon that will empower hikers to make observations and interpretations about how these features came to be. The essential reference for rockhounds, hikers, climbers, and geology enthusiasts."--Amazon.com.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest highlights 100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included. Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest also includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon that will empower hikers to make observations and interpretations about how these features came to be. The essential reference for rockhounds, hikers, climbers, and geology enthusiasts."--Amazon.com.

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